Martin Palazzotto

Martin Palazzotto is the former editor of the now defunct World Football Columns. He also has written for other deceased football blogs, including the Equaliser, the Gib Football Show, Man and Ball, and strange bOUnce. Hopefully, that trail of carnage does not bode ill for Stretty News. His Twitter feed is @PickettPocketPr.

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Opinion: Mike Dean does Manchester United a favour
If there is a match official dear to Manchester United supporters’ hearts since Howard Webb’s retirement, it isn’t Mike Dean. The Premier...
Opinion: Did you miss the irony in United’s win over Sheffield?
Following a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sheffield United, Manchester United supporters were left with several talking points. So many, in fact, the...
Opinion: De Gea, Henderson and Manchester United’s fear of the unknown
Twenty-four hours before Sheffield United could take the pitch at Old Trafford without Dean Henderson, ESPN FC Mark Ogden was reporting Manchester...
Opinion: How badly do Manchester United need the CAS in their corner?
On 10 June, AP sportswriter Graham Dunbar reported that the Court for Arbitration of Sport expects to issue a ruling by mid-July...
Manchester United & Paul Pogba – Nobody loves a poet
Prior to Friday evening’s match between Tottenham and Manchester United in London, reporters’ most pressing question for Spurs manager Jose Mourinho was...
Opinion: Is Jadon Sancho another Romelu Lukaku?
It’s June and, while transfers rumours take a back seat to the recently resumed Premier League, Jadon Sancho looms very much in...
Jose Mourinho’s tactics far more subtle than his mouth
Jose Mourinho’s confrontational nature irks me. The man digs more holes for himself than a family of meerkats. That said, he’s a...
Life’s revenge on the Manchester United fan
My week didn’t begin well. It’s bad enough Jose Mourinho is waging psychological warfare with half his squad, the board and media,...
If I had a choice between retaining Jose Mourinho and appointing Brett Kavanaugh
Full disclosure: I wasn’t able to watch Manchester United’s 1-3 defeat to West Ham due to a previous commitment. Some might say...
Mourinho goes public with Pogba feud
So, here we are again. A feud between Jose Mourinho and his best-attacking player. The difference this time ? It is not a rumour....
Wonder why Rashford’s not on rather than in the right at Man Utd
Marcus Rashford scored both England goals on this international break. His performances raise several questions. For instance, is the young winger becoming...
How I helped Manchester United beat Burnley
I thought I’d outgrown the illusion the world revolves around me but after the Burnley match, I might be falling off the...